as in negligence
the nonperformance of an assigned or expected action
a default in the repayment of a bank loan
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Recent Examples of default
Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Since the breaches, Snowflake has updated its systems to require multifactor authentication to be turned on by default.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
Jackie Snow, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024
Key Facts The new plan, if finalized, would allow the Biden administration to cancel loans for borrowers the Education Department believes have an 80% chance of defaulting on their loans within two years, the agency said.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Noun
The default response protocol being used for most of the major generative AI apps such as ChatGPT, GPT-4o, o1, Google Gemini, Anthropic Claude, Meta Llama, and others is customarily going to be to word responses with clues or hints about certainty and uncertainty.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Since the breaches, Snowflake has updated its systems to require multifactor authentication to be turned on by default.
—Matt Burgess, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Related Content All eyes are on Apple's AI play at its iPhone 16 event today
Apple gives developers a first taste of its big AI push
The latest version has proven unstable, with voice responses frequently defaulting to screen text and basic Siri functions becoming unreliable.
—Jackie Snow, Quartz, 30 Oct. 2024
Key Facts The new plan, if finalized, would allow the Biden administration to cancel loans for borrowers the Education Department believes have an 80% chance of defaulting on their loans within two years, the agency said.
—Ty Roush, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for default
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The Essence of Personal Injury Personal injury encompasses a wide range of physical or emotional damages that individuals may suffer due to the negligence or wrongful actions of others.Chris Gallagher, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Ray sued the hospital for negligence, and in September a jury awarded her $25 million.Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
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Kimberly Clausing, a former Treasury Department official in the Biden administration and a UCLA professor of tax law, said the GOP will probably overestimate the revenue from tariffs and ignore the negative economic impact of the duties.Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Speaking with SiriusXM, Gramm lamented that Foreigner’s request to have its original members perform a medley of greatest hits was ignored — instead, younger artists Kelly Clarkson and Demi Lovato, as well as friend of the group Sammy Hagar, were chosen to perform on their behalf.Devon Ivie, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Real failure is letting your ego drive the bus of your life right off the cliff.Kate Guadagnino, New York Times, 21 Nov. 2024
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The failure of Rodgers to produce anywhere close to his usual level while with the Packers will be a stain on Douglas’ resume.Dennis Waszak Jr., Twin Cities, 19 Nov. 2024
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Arbitration awards are only vacated in extraordinary circumstances, such as where the arbitrator was biased or manifestly disregarded relevant law, or where there was some other type of egregious misconduct, none of which appears present in the instant matter.Chris Deubert, Forbes, 19 Nov. 2024
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Justice Dallet told Thome that disregarding laws passed over the last 40 years to go back to 1849 would be undemocratic.Greg Wehner, Fox News, 12 Nov. 2024
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The abuse and neglect have long-lasting effects on an already vulnerable population and have even led to the conviction of some employees for violent crimes, the report says.Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
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Kentucky has one of the highest rates of child abuse and neglect in the nation.Jenna Sundel, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Many contracts fail because declarer omits a simple arithmetical process: counting the defenders’ hands.Frank Stewart, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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The county employee omitted a zero when transmitting to the state the unofficial vote total for Rebecca Bahar-Cook, a Democratic candidate for the MSU Board of Trustees.Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 13 Nov. 2024
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After the Sharks failed to clear the puck inside their own zone, rookie defenseman Owen Pickering slid a pass over to Drew O’Connor, who fired a puck toward the Sharks net.Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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As demonstrated by Oxy, a huge bank of fans is set up to suck in air that is passed over a chemical that absorbs CO2.Ian Dexter Palmer, Forbes, 3 Nov. 2024
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Luke Bryan feels slighted by recent election results — but not that one.Marina Watts, People.com, 21 Nov. 2024
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Arab Americans are one voting bloc that’s used to being slighted by both major parties.Abdallah Fayyad, Vox, 7 Dec. 2018
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“Default.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/default. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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